Sweet Iced Tea

Hi all, I am a newbee here, trying to figure out the ropes of how all of this stuff works. I am looking for a fabulous sweet Iced tea recipie. My brother used to make the best Lipton Iced tea. I would add lemon to it, and be in heaven.I can not remember just how many tea bags he used, but it seems like 6-8 to make a whole gallon of sweeted Iceded tea.He put the sugar in while it was hot, and that seem to make it really good.I have read that some use black tea for this. I want to use regular size tea bags. Does anyone know a simular recipie to this one? He seem to think it was the fact that he used the same pan each time, that made it taste so good. It is amazing the things that you can miss from your child hood!Looking forward to a reply from ya all. Happy Halloween, IrishCuddles_09

IrishCuddles_09 wrote:...I am looking for a fabulous sweet Iced tea recipie. My brother used to make the best Lipton Iced tea. I would add lemon to it, and be in heaven.I can not remember just how many tea bags he used, but it seems like 6-8 to make a whole gallon of sweeted Iceded tea.He put the sugar in while it was hot, and that seem to make it really good.I have read that some use black tea for this. I want to use regular size tea bags. Does anyone know a simular recipie to this one? He seem to think it was the fact that he used the same pan each time, that made it taste so good...

First off, welcome to TeaChat Irishcuddles. You might want to introduce yourself in the new member thread.

Personally, I like to make unsweetened sun tea. Put the tea bags in a clear glass container and let it sit out in the sun for a few hour. I don't think when you add the sugar or if you use the same pan each time makes a difference, though if it was an iron pan, you might be getting some slight flavor from that.

Lastly, there are much better teas that Lipton. Explores some different ones, especially loose leaf teas, and you may be pleasantly surprised that the tea can be even better than you remember!

I hail from the land of sweet tea, and my grandfather taught me how to make it. personally I find it sickening, but that happens when you have dental problems as a result of drinking it for most of your young life.

4-6 lipton tea bags, boil on the stove in a pot for 3-5 mins until dark. add a half a teaspoon of baking soda right as you pull it off the heat, let cool. pour into a gallon container with a cup of sugar, still until dissolved. then fill the container the rest of the way with cold water.

Crush Yancha, e.g shui xian or tie lo han into small broken pieces and put them into tea bag. Put the bag into a bottle of mineral water and keep them in the fridge overnight. The next day you have a bottle full of cold brewed tea. Mixed them with mild e.g. acacia or linden honey and plus a dash of lemon. They are really refreshing.

It's also good to mention that if you want to make a large amount of sweet stuff, you can sweeten it while it's hot and stir to dissolve. Storing this isn't well advised, and it has a different flavor than when you sweeten it while it's room temperature or cold. If room temp or cold, the best way to sweeten it is with simple syrup. This is just sugar pre-dissolved in water. Get it as clear as you can, then serve out.

1tiredfox wrote:4-6 lipton tea bags, boil on the stove in a pot for 3-5 mins until dark. add a half a teaspoon of baking soda right as you pull it off the heat, let cool. pour into a gallon container with a cup of sugar, still until dissolved. then fill the container the rest of the way with cold water.